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Subject: English Legal System
Through the OpenLaw Project BAILII seeks, with the assistance of law lecturers, to identify cases from the past and to make these freely and openly available on the internet to support legal education.

This list was created on the 17th of October 2006 and therefore may not include recent cases (BAILII does not have resources of its own with which to keep this list updated).

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  1. Airedale Hospital Trustees v Bland (BAILII: [1993] UKHL 17 ) [1993] 2 WLR 316, [1993] 1 All ER 821, [1993] AC 789

  2. Albert v Lavin (BAILII: [1981] UKHL 6 ) [1982] AC 456

  3. Alderson v Booth [1969] 2 QB 216 (ICLR) DC

  4. Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp (BAILII: [1947] EWCA Civ 1 ) [1947] 2 All ER 680, [1948] 1 KB 223

  5. Bannister v SGB Plc & Ors (BAILII: [1997] EWCA Civ 1524 ) [1997] 4 All ER 129; [1998] 1 WLR 1123; (1997) 147 NLJ 685

  6. Behrens v Bertram Mills Circus Ltd [1957] 2 QB 1 (ICLR).

  7. Black Clawson International Ltd v Papierwerke AG (BAILII: [1975] UKHL 2 ) [1975] AC 591

  8. Bourne v Norwich Crematorium Ltd [1967] 1 WLR 691 (ICLR).

  9. Boys v Chaplin (BAILII: [1967] EWCA Civ 3 ) [1968] 1 All ER 283, [1968] 2 WLR 328, [1968] 2 QB 1

  10. Brazil v Chief Constable of Surrey [1983] 3 All ER 537; [1983] 1 WLR 1155 (ICLR) QBD

  11. Brogan & Ors v. United Kingdom - 11209/84 (BAILII: [1989] ECHR 9 ) (1991) 13 EHRR 439

  12. Brogan v United Kingdom (BAILII: [1988] ECHR 24 ) (1988) 11 EHRR 117

  13. Brutus v Cozens (BAILII: [1972] UKHL 6 ) [1973] AC 854

  14. Caparo Industries Plc v Dickman & Ors (BAILII: [1990] UKHL 2 ) [1990] 2 AC 605, [1990] 1 All ER 568

  15. Cassell & Co Ltd v Broome (No.1) (BAILII: [1972] UKHL 3 ) [1972] 2 WLR 645, [1972] AC 1027

  16. Chan Wai Tong v Li Ping Sum (Hong Kong) (BAILII: [1984] UKPC 49 ) [1985] 1 LLR 87, [1985] 2 WLR 396, [1985] AC 446, [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep 87

  17. Chic Fashions (West Wales) Ltd v Jones (BAILII: [1967] EWCA Civ 4 ) [1968] 2 QB 299, [1968] 1 All ER 229, (1968) 132 JP 175, [1968] 2 WLR 201

  18. Chilton v Saga Holidays Plc (BAILII: [1984] EWCA Civ 1 ) [1986] BTLC 11, [1986] 1 All ER 841

  19. Christie v Leachinsky (BAILII: [1947] UKHL 2 ) [1947]1 All ER 567, [1947] AC 573, 63 TLR 231, (1947) 111 JP 224

  20. Clark & Ors v. General Accident Fire & Ors (BAILII: [1998] UKHL 36 ) [1998] 4 All ER 417; [1998] WLR 1647

  21. Costa v ENEL (Jurisdiction of the Court) (BAILII: [1964] EUECJ C-6/64 )

  22. Cutts v Head (BAILII: [1983] EWCA Civ 8 ) [1984] 2 WLR 349, [1984] Ch 290, [1984] 1 All ER 597

  23. Davis v Johnson (BAILII: [1978] UKHL 1 ) [1978] 2 WLR 553, [1979] AC 264

  24. Defrenne v SABENA (No2) (equal pay) (BAILII: [1976] EUECJ C-43/75 ) [1976] ICR 547, [1976] ECR 455

  25. Donoghue v Stevenson (BAILII: [1932] UKHL 3 ) [1932] AC 562

  26. DPP v Morgan (BAILII: [1975] UKHL 3 ) [1976] AC 182

  27. Duport Steels Ltd v Sirs [1980] 1 WLR 142 (ICLR).

  28. Dyson Holdings Ltd v Fox (BAILII: [1975] EWCA Civ 8 ) [1976] QB 503

  29. Ealing London Borough Council v Race Relations Board (BAILII: [1971] UKHL 3 ) [1972] 2 WLR 71, [1972] AC 342

  30. Entick v Carrington & Ors (BAILII: [1765] EWHC KB J98 ) 95 ER 807, (1765) 19 St Tr 1030, [1558-1774] All ER Rep 41

  31. Farrell v Alexander (BAILII: [1976] UKHL 5 ) [1977] AC 59

  32. Fisher v Oldham Corpn [1930] 2 KB 364 (ICLR); 28 LGR 293; 29 Cox CC KB

  33. Fothergill v Monarch Airlines Ltd (BAILII: [1980] UKHL 6 ) [1981] AC 251, [1980] 3 WLR 209

  34. Francovich v Italy (C6/90) (BAILII: [1991] EUECJ C-6/90 ) (ECJ) [1991] ECR I-5357, [1993] 2 CMLR 66, [1992] IRLR 84, [1995] ICR 722, Case C-6/90

  35. Ghani v Jones [1970] 1 QB 693 (ICLR); [1969] 3 All ER 1700; [1969] 3 WLR 1158 (ICLR); (1969) 113 SJ 854

  36. Golder v United Kingdom (BAILII: [1975] ECHR 1 ) (1979-80) 1 EHRR 524, (1975) 1 EHRR 524, 1 EHRR 524

  37. Gurney (HM Inspector of Taxes) v Petch (BAILII: [1994] EWCA Civ 27 ) [1994] STI 678, [1994] STC 689 66

  38. Hambrook v Stokes [1925] 1 KB 141 (ICLR); 132 LT 707 CA

  39. Hedley Byrne & Co v Heller and Partners Ltd (BAILII: [1963] UKHL 4 ) [1963] 1 Lloyd's Rep 485, [1964] AC 465, [1963] 3 WLR 101, [1963] 2 All ER 575

  40. Heydon's Case (BAILII: [1584] EWHC Exch J36 ) 76 ER 637, Pasch 26 Eliz

  41. HP Bulmer Ltd & Anor v J. Bollinger SA & Ors (BAILII: [1974] EWCA Civ 14 ) [1974] 2 All ER 1226, [1974] Ch 401, [1974] 3 WLR 202

  42. Inco Europe Ltd v First Choice (BAILII: [2000] UKHL 15 ) [2000] 1 WLR 586

  43. Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd (BAILII: [1987] EWCA Civ 6 ) [1988] 1 All ER 348, [1989] QB 433

  44. Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr (Uniformity and Efficacy of Community Law) (BAILII: [1970] EUECJ C-11/70 ) [1972] CMLR 255

  45. Islwyn Borough Council & Anor v Newport Borough Council (BAILII: [1993] EWCA Civ 28 ) 158 LG Rev 501

  46. James Buchanan and Co v Babco Forwarding and Shipping (UK) Limited (BAILII: [1976] EWCA Civ 9 ) [1977] QB 208

  47. Jeffrey v Black [1978] QB 490 (ICLR); [1978] 1 All ER 555; [1977] 3 WLR 895 (ICLR); 66 Cr App Rep 81 DC

  48. Jones v National Coal Board [1957] 2 QB 55 (ICLR); [1957] 2 All ER 155; [1957] 2 WLR 760 (ICLR) CA

  49. Keppel Bus Company Ltd v Ahmad (Singapore) (BAILII: [1974] UKPC 2 ) [1974] RTR 504;17 KIR 90;[1974] 1 WLR 1082;[1974] 2 All ER 700

  50. Khorasandjian v Bush (BAILII: [1993] EWCA Civ 18 ) [1993] 3 WLR 476, [1993] 2 FLR 66, [1993] 3 All ER 669, [1993] Fam Law 679, [1993] QB 727

  51. Kleinwort Benson v Lincoln City Council (BAILII: [1998] UKHL 38 ) [1999] 2 AC 349; [1998] 4 All ER 513; [1998] 3 WLR 1095

  52. Ladd v Marshall (BAILII: [1954] EWCA Civ 1 )[1954] 3 All ER 745; [1954] 1 WLR 1489

  53. Lindley v Rutter [1981] QB 128 (ICLR); [1980] 3 WLR 660 (ICLR); (1980) 124 SJ 792 DC

  54. Lodwick v Sanders [1985] 1 All ER 577; [1985] 1 WLR 382 (ICLR); [1985] RTR 385; (1985) 80 Cr App Rep 304 DC

  55. London Street Tramways Co Ltd v London County Council (BAILII: [1898] UKHL 1 ) [1898] AC 375

  56. Long v Lloyd (BAILII: [1958] EWCA Civ 3 )[1958] 1 WLR 753;[1958] 2 All ER 402

  57. Malone v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1979] Ch. 344; [1979] 2 WLR 700 (ICLR) Ch D

  58. Mandla (Sewa Singh) v Dowell Lee (BAILII: [1982] UKHL 7 ) [1983] IRLR 209, [1983] 2 WLR 620, [1983] 2 AC 548, [1983] ICR 385, [1983] 1 All ER 1062

  59. Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA (C-106/89) (BAILII: [1990] EUECJ C-106/89 ) C-106/89, ECJ, [1992] 1 CMLR 305, [1993] BCC 421, [1990] ECR 4135, [1990] ECR I-4135

  60. Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire AHA (No.1) (C152/84) (BAILII: [1986] EUECJ R-152/84 ) [1986] IRLR 140, Case R-152/84, [1986] 2 WLR 780, [1986] ECR 723, [1986] QB 401, [1986] 1 CMLR 688, [1986] ICR 335, [1986] 2 All ER 584

  61. McBoyle v US 283 US 25 (1931)

  62. McFarlane v E. E. Caledonia Ltd (BAILII: [1993] EWCA Civ 13 ) [1994] 1 LLR 16, [1994] 1 Lloyd's Rep 16

  63. McLeod v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (BAILII: [1994] EWCA Civ 2 ) [1994] 4 All ER 553

  64. McLoughlin v O'Brian (BAILII: [1982] UKHL 3 ) [1983] 1 AC 410, [1982] 2 All ER 298, [1982] 2 WLR 982

  65. Michaels v Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd. (BAILII: [2000] EWHC Ch 178 ) [2001] Ch 493; [2001] 2 WLR 224; [2000] 4 All ER 645

  66. Milchkontor v Haupzollamt Saarbrucken (Interpretation of the Court of Justice Binding) (BAILII: [1969] EUECJ C-29/68 ) [1969] CMLR 390, [1969] ECR 165

  67. Morelle Ltd v Wakeling (BAILII: [1955] EWCA Civ 1 )[1955] 2 QB 379; [1955] 2 WLR 672

  68. Motherwell v Motherwell [1976] 73 DLR 3d 62

  69. Noble v Southern Railway Company (BAILII: [1940] UKHL 1 ) [1940] AC 583

  70. Noor Mohamed v R [1949] AC 182 (ICLR); [1949] 1 All ER 365; 93 Sol Jo 180; 65 TLR 134 PC

  71. Oliver Ashworth (Holdings) Ltd v Ballard (Kent) Ltd (BAILII: [1999] EWCA Civ 1027 ) [2000] Ch 12, [1999] 2 All ER 791

  72. Olutu v Home Office & Anor (BAILII: [1996] EWCA Civ 1070 ) [1997] 1 WLR 328, [1997] 1 All ER 385

  73. Palmer v Simmonds (BAILII: [1970] UKPC 2 ) (1971) 55 Cr App R 223;[1971] AC 814;[1971] 1 All ER 1077;[1971] 2 WLR 831

  74. Pepper (Inspector of Taxes) v Hart (BAILII: [1992] UKHL 3 ) [1993] AC 593

  75. Pickstone v Freemans Plc (BAILII: [1988] UKHL 2 ) [1988] 3 CMLR 221, [1988] 3 WLR 265, [1988] 2 All ER 803, [1988] ICR 697 [1988] IRLR 357, [1989] AC 66

  76. Practice Direction Clerks to the Justices [1981] 1 WLR 1163 (ICLR) QBD

  77. Practice Statement HL Judicial Precedent [1966] 1 WLR 1234 (ICLR); [1966] 2 Lloyd's Rep 151; 110 SJ 584 HL

  78. R v Burstow; R v Ireland (BAILII: [1997] UKHL 34 ) [1998] 1 Cr App Rep 177, [1997] 3 WLR 534, [1997] 4 All ER 225, [1998] AC 147

  79. R v Central Criminal Court, ex p. (BAILII: [1996] UKHL 11 ) [1996] AC 616, [1996] 2 All ER 705, [1996] 2 WLR  675

  80. R v Chandler (BAILII: [1964] EWCA Crim 1 )

  81. R v Chandler (No 2) [1964] 2 QB 322 (ICLR); [1964] 1 All ER 761; [1964] 2 WLR 689 CA

  82. R v Crown Court at Sheffield, ex p. Brownlow [1980] QB 530 (ICLR) CA

  83. R v Fulling (BAILII: [1987] EWCA Crim 4 ) [1987] 2 All ER 65, [1987] 2 WLR 923, [1987] QB 426, (1987) 85 Cr App Rep 136

  84. R v Gould (BAILII: [1968] EWCA Crim 1 )

  85. R v Governor of Winchester Prison, ex p. Roddie [1991] 2 All ER 931; [1991] 1 WLR 303 (ICLR); (1991) 93 Cr App R 190 QBD

  86. R v Greater Manchester Coroner, ex p. Tal [1985] 1 QB 67 (ICLR)

  87. R v Heron (BAILII: [1982] UKHL 9 ) [1982] 1 All ER 993

  88. R v Horseferry Road Magistrates Court, ex p. Bennett (No. 1) (BAILII: [1993] UKHL 10 ) [1994] AC 42, [1993] 3 WLR 90

  89. R v Kansal (No 2) (BAILII: [2001] UKHL 62 ) [2002] UKHRR 169, [2002] 1 All ER 257, [2002] HRLR 9, [2002] BPIR 370, [2002] 1 Cr App R 36, [2002] 2 AC 69, [2001] 3 WLR 1562

  90. R v Khan (Sultan) (BAILII: [1996] UKHL 14 ) [1996] 3 WLR 162, [1997] AC 558, [1996] 3 All ER 289

  91. R v Latif (BAILII: [1996] UKHL 16 ) [1996] 1 All ER 353, [1996] 1 WLR 104, [1996] Crim LR 92

  92. R v Maginnis (BAILII: [1987] UKHL 4 ) [1987] AC 303

  93. R v McKenna [1960] 1 QB 411 (ICLR); [1960] 1 All ER 326; [1960] 2 WLR 306 (ICLR); 44 Cr App Rep 63 CA

  94. R v Nottingham Justices, ex p. Davies [1981] QB 38 (ICLR); [1980] 2 All ER 775; [1980] 3 WLR 15 (ICLR) DC

  95. R v R (BAILII: [1991] UKHL 12 )[1992] 1 AC 599; [1991] 3 WLR 767; [1991] 4 All ER 481; (1992) 94 Cr App R 216; (1991) 155 JP 989; [1992] 1 FLR 217

  96. R v Samuel [1988] QB 615 (ICLR); [1988] 2 All ER 135; [1988] 2 WLR 920 (ICLR); 87 Cr App Rep 232 (CA)

  97. R v Sang (BAILII: [1979] UKHL 3 ) [1980] AC 402, [1979] 3 WLR 263

  98. R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex p. Factortame Ltd (No.2) (213/89) (BAILII: [1990] EUECJ C-213/89 ) [1990] 2 Lloyd's Rep 351;[1990] ECR I-2433;[1990] 3 CMLR 1;[1990] 2 Lloyds Rep 351

  99. R v Sheffield Justices, ex p. Turner [1991] 2 QB 472 (ICLR) QBD

  100. R v Spencer (BAILII: [1987] UKHL 2 ) [1986] 3 WLR 348, [1987] AC 128, 83 Cr App Rep 277, [1986] 2 All ER 928

  101. Reynolds v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (BAILII: [1982] EWCA Civ 7 ) [1982] Crim LR 600

  102. Rickards v Rickards (BAILII: [1989] EWCA Civ 8 ) [1989] 3 WLR 748, [1990] 1 FLR 125, [1989] 3 All ER 193, [1990] Fam 194

  103. River Wear Commissioners v Adamson (1876-77) L.R. 2 App Cas 743

  104. Rondel v Worsley (BAILII: [1967] UKHL 5 ) [1967] 3 All ER 993, [1969] 1 AC 191, [1967] 3 WLR 1666

  105. Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom v Department of Health and Social Security (BAILII: [1980] UKHL 10 ) [1981] 1 All ER 545, [1981] AC 800, [1981] 2 WLR 279

  106. Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council (BAILII: [1988] UKHL 7 ) [1988] 3 All ER 737, [1989] AC 1280

  107. Shaw v DPP (BAILII: [1961] UKHL 1 ) [1962] AC 220

  108. Smith v Hughes [1960] 1 WLR 830 (ICLR); [1960] 2 All ER 859 QBD

  109. Stilk v Myrick (BAILII: [1809] EWHC KB J58 ) 170 ER 1168

  110. Thomas v Sawkins [1935] 2 KB 249 (ICLR); 30 Cox CC 265 KB

  111. Vacher & Sons Ltd v London Society of Compositors (BAILII: [1912] UKHL 3 ) [1913] AC 107 HL

  112. Van Duyn v Home Office (C41/74) (BAILII: [1974] EUECJ R-41/74 ) [1974] ECR 1337, [1975] Ch 358, Case C-41/74, Case R-41/74, [1975] 3 All ER 190, [1975] 2 WLR 760

  113. Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen (C26/62) (BAILII: [1963] EUECJ R-26/62 ) [1963] CMLR 105, [1963] ECR 1, Case R26/62

  114. Von Colson & Anor v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (BAILII: [1984] EUECJ R-14/83 ) Case C-14/83, [1984] ECR 1891, [1986] 2 CMLR 430

  115. Warwickshire County Council v Johnson (BAILII: [1991] UKHL 11 ) [1993] AC 583, [1993] All ER 299

  116. Waugh v British Railways Board (BAILII: [1979] UKHL 2 ) [1980] AC 521, [1979] 3 WLR 150, [1979] 2 All ER 1169

  117. Wilkinson v Downton [1897] 2 QB 57 (ICLR) QBD

  118. Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd (BAILII: [1989] EWCA Civ 5 ) 10 Tr LR 12, [1991] 1 QB 1, [1990] 2 WLR 1153, 48 BLR 69 (1991), [1990] 1 All ER 512

  119. Wrexham Maelor Borough Council v Macdougall & Ors (BAILII: [1993] EWCA Civ 24 ) [1993] NPC 60, [1993] EGCS 68, [1993] 49 EG 115

This list was updated on 19 January 2008 in order to form links to any listed judgments/decisions that have been recently added to BAILII.

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